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The Overall Leaders: Innovation-Capacity Scores

These figures portray the capacity for biotech innovation in nations around the world. Taken together, the presentations in this section reveal a collection of fundamental capabilities that a country needs to excel in this industry. The category rankings (left, blues), for instance, provide a rapid means to assess the balance of IP protection and activity, biotechnology-innovation intensity, enterprise support, educational and workforce strength, and general foundations in each country. The overall innovation score (left, magenta) is the simple average of these category rankings.

Exploring the results in this table reveals that a country that did not achieve a high overall score might still perform well in some categories. Additionally, the countries that scored highest overall have areas of innovation potential that could use improvement. Like any rich dataset, this one offers plenty of information to ponder. As you tour these data, ask yourself: What could your country do to stimulate its innovation in biotechnology?